Instructor Pay
Unfortunately instructor pay has been stagnant for far too long, largely because there are always new instructors prepared to work for peanuts just to get a foot in the door.
Some of the less reputable flying schools out there are not paying restricted instructors at all, expecting them to work, just to get to their upgrade. This is a disgrace and a black mark on our industry.
Good instructors are hard to find but unfortunately the economics of helicopter training means that no-one makes enough money be they the school, the helicopter owner or the instructor.
We pay £48 per hour to restricted instructors, probably one of the highest hourly rates in the country but of which I am still ashamed considering what they have invested. We still find it hard to attract good instructors. Anyone looking can PM me.